The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem, and story follows the people that visited the club.
Elaborately produced movie of an almost epic dimension that does reveal the director's expertise, but the plot is messy and only enjoyable for its bits and pices , but not as a whoel.
Halliwel (no star): "A lumpy vehicle, eventually costing fifty million dollars, for some of the talents who made The Godfather ten years earlier. Despite a few effective moments, a prime example of the careless extravagance which all but killed the film business."
Maltin**1/2: "Homage to the days of colorful gangsters and Harlem nightlife has style to spare and a wonderful soundtrack full of Duke Ellington music (Gere plays his own cornet solos); all it needs is a story and characters whose relationships make some sense. Visually striking with good scenes scattered about. Not nearly as interesting as the published stories about its tumultuous production."
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